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"Ann Utterback's BROADCAST VOICE HANDBOOK is one of my newsroom's most valuable tools. News directors who don't have BVHB are missing a tremendous opportunity to improve their newscasts"

Dan Shelley
News Director
WTMJ Radio, Milwaukee, WI




"For novice and seasoned professional, Dr. Utterback offers prescriptions for conversational delivery. Her books are invaluable tools for making stories come alive. My students leave the classroom knowing what it took years for me to learn on the job."

Jill Olmsted,
Associate Professor
The American University, Washington, D.C.
BROADCAST VOICE HANDBOOK, FOURTH EDITION

"Ann Utterback in splendid style here
shows the way."
- Walter Cronkite

Ann S. Utterback's preeminent book on broadcast voice is now available in the fourth edition. Dr. Utterback shares the same advice she gives clients who come to her from the major television networks, local stations in this country and Canada, the Voice of America, CNN, Bloomberg News,The Associated Press, Reuters, ESPN, NPR, and other television and radio stations throughout the United States and Canada. This classic manual helps students and professionals find their best broadcast voices.

BROADCAST VOICE HANDBOOK includes:

  • Explanations of basic vocal anatomy
  • Methods for sounding conversational on television
  • Vocal exercises for every aspect of delivery
  • Tips on how to improve your interviewing skills
  • Ways to improve live shots
  • Techniques for polishing teleprompter use
  • Guidelines for coping with stress and achieving vocal health

Dr. Utterback's classic book, BROADCAST VOICE HANDBOOK, is currently available in pdf format on CD-ROM. The CD of the 2005 Fourth Edition is navigable and includes the complete text that has been available in book form. You can order a CD by sending a check or international money order for $40 + $2 postage to Dr. Utterback at the address below.

Ann S. Utterback, Ph.D.
Broadcast Voice Specialist
398 Russell Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD 20877


Broadcasting Through Crisis: How To Keep Going When Tragedy Hits

During a crisis situation, the recommendations you’ll read here can make the crucial difference in your on-air performance and your health. Crises present circumstances that you can’t change. The hurricane will hit, wars will happen, terrorists do exist in the world. What you can change is the way that you deal with these events. This book will provide a life preserver in the turbulent times we are in. And in “Profiles of Crisis: Reporters in the Trenches” you’ll read how broadcasters handled the stress of covering events like September 11th, the Iraq war, and weather disasters. There’s also a Crisis Survival Kit, which includes handy tips to use daily.

Chapters include:
  • How to stay in training by taking care of yourself.
  • Explanation of the difference between Crisis Stress and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
  • Methods to improve sleep, diet, and exercise.
  • Ways to relax in a crisis.
  • Detailed accounts from broadcasters who covered September 11, the Iraq war, deadly hurricanes, etc.
  • Observations by war reporters, including Walter Cronkite, showing the stress of war coverage from WWII to the present.
  • Tips to prepare you for crisis coverage.
Available on the web at Amazon.com.
For further availability check www.usedbooksearch.co.uk.


SOUND AND LOOK PROFESSIONAL ON TELEVISION AND THE INTERNET: A GUIDE FOR BROADCASTERS AND EXECUTIVES

By Michelle McCoy and Ann S. Utterback

"This book is a great launching pad
that will help you sound and look professional whether you are a corporate executive or a news broadcaster."
- Page Hopkins, Anchor, Fox News Network

Many people are intimidated by the thought of going on camera for television or the Internet. Whether you are a corporate executive or an aspiring reporter this book will help you face the camera. In addition, this book provides some television studio basics, outlining the different requirements for broadcast news, corporate videos (industrials), the Internet, voice-overs, television acting, and marketing oneself. This book is a user-friendly reference tool for anyone faced with a visit to a television studio or a corporate video production house.

Chapters include:
  • How to Use Your Voice for Broadcasting
  • Television Make-up, Hairstyles, and Wardrobe
  • How to Host a Talk Show
  • How to Appear as a Guest on a Talk Show
  • Voice-Overs and Commercial Work
  • Industrial Videos and Television Acting
Available on the web at Amazon.com.
For further availability check www.usedbooksearch.co.uk.


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